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Baseball from the Chick's perspective. Sooze, Lizzy, Sarah, and Mellisa talk 100% baseball - each day, everyday.
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Mommy, I Need a Band-Aid
Most of us work pretty hard to earn a living. A lot of us use our hands every day, punch in and out and break a sweat. And sometimes we get blisters. Do we call in sick? Do we use 15 days of vacation? No.The Chicago Cubs moved closer Kerry Wood to the …
25Jul2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Knock It Off
Dear Chipper,Stop hurting yourself. It’s freaking me out.Love,Sooze[AP] | [Fantasy Fanatics] | [Braves Info]
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Somebody Get This Guy Some Run Support
Greg Maddux is going through withdrawal.The San Diego Padres 350-game winner, who hasn’t tasted sweet, sweet victory since May 10th — that’s 14 starts — had another letdown on Wednesday, watching his lead disappear just one pitch after his exit.The…
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Ed Wade Boggles My Mind
The Houston Astros have some sort of plan they are about to set into action. I’m not sure exactly what it is, but it somehow involves Randy Wolf. Maybe they’re planning a hostile takeover of the NL Central.The Astros shipped off 26-year-old AAA righty …
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Let’s Not Get Carried Away
Cristian Guzman, the Washington Nationals lone 2008 All-Star, has been handed a two-year contract extension worth $16 million.Batting .307 with 5 homers and 34 RBIs over 97 games this season, the switch-hitting shortstop led the National League with 12…
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On This Date…
On this date in 1926, Babe Ruth pulled a stunt at Mitchell Field in New York, catching a baseball that was dropped from an airplane traveling at 250 feet.That was probably super awesome. Someone should recreate that moment. Kenny Rogers perhaps? Or not…
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Get Well Soon, Jorge
Much to our Sarah’s dismay, Jorge Posada is staring down what could quite possibly be the end of his season.After missing over a month earlier on in the year with right rotator cuff tendinitis, the veteran New York Yankees catcher landed on the disable…
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Hop In the General Lee Bandwagon
Cliff Lee is still rolling, becoming the first American League hurler to 13 wins.It wasn’t pretty, but the Cleveland Indians ace lefty followed up his first All-Star start by surrendering 11 hits in his second complete game of the year for a 6-2 victor…
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Baseball Says Goodbye to The Dean
Hall of Fame baseball writer, saves rule creator, official MLB historian, and — most importantly — fan, Jerome Holtzman has died at the age of 82. [USA Today] | [Sports Justice] | [Baseball Crank]
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Happy Birthday Tony-O!
Happy 70th Birthday, Tony Oliva.You’re a living legend, one who I was taught to appreciate at a very young age as you and Rod Carew were all knotted up as my dad’s all-time favorite players. In fact, the day I met you during the Twins caravan as your w…
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You Can’t Touch This
Matt Garza tossed 7.2 scoreless innings Saturday night to aid the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays in a 6-4 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, their second victory since riding a 7-game losing streak into the All-Star break.The righty allowed just two hits …
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If At First You Don’t Succeed…
Become an outfielder.[SI] | [Camden Chat] | [Roch Around the Clock] | [The Scoreboards]
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Smooth Transition
CC Sabathia is now 3-0 as Beermaker and it’s been a smooth transition to say the least.El Capitán Chorizo tossed his second consecutive and 21st career complete game Friday, a four hitter that led the Brewers to a 9-1 victory over the San Francisco Gi…
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Don’t Call it a Comeback
Francisco Liriano — and his agent who wants to investigate and possibly sue the Minnesota Twins — are all fired up about him being stuck down in the minors. Yes, he has been lights out over his last four starts with the Rochester Red Wings, going 4-0…
18Jul2008 | Babes Love Baseball | 0 comments | Continued
Sweet Move New York
Congratulations to the New York Yankees for the sweet Richie Sexson pickup this week?The monster third baseman was batting .218 before the Seattle Mariners released him on July 10th. However, this does not concern the Yanks, who are 5-15 against left-h…
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